We’ve been waiting for the Colorado Avalanche for years. This time it’s the right one.
Posted at 11:11 p.m.
Artturi Lehkonen – him again! – scored in overtime and the Avalanche defeated the Oilers 6-5 Monday in Edmonton to sweep the Oilers in four games and earn a ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals.
Lehkonen thus sends his team to the final for the second year in a row. Last year, he also had overtime to allow the Canadian to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights.
Nathan MacKinnon’s gang came from behind by two goals in the third period and even took a 5-4 lead late in the game, but Zack Kassian forced overtime by scoring with three minutes left in the game. third period. Then, Lehkonen ended the debate after just 1:19 into overtime.
In the final, the Avalanche will face the winner of the Eastern Final, which opposes the New York Rangers to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Rangers lead this series 2-1.
The Avalanche will participate in the final for the first time since 2001. That year, Joe Sakic led the team with a collection of 26 points in the playoffs. Sakic again had his say in this return to the final, this time as general manager who assembled this team…
More details to come.